VVARA

Verde Valley Amateur Radio Association
North-Central Arizona USA

NETS

General Information
Knobby Knee Net
60s Trivia Net
T.G.I.F Net

Net Control Assistant

General Information

The following amateur radio nets are not a function of the VVARA club. They are independently organized and operated by local hams in the interest of community and fun. The Knobby Knee Net and the 60s Net use the VVARA 2-meter repeater located on Mingus Mountain. The T.G.I.F. Net uses the VVARA 70cm repeater located on Mingus Mountain. See the Repeaters page for more information.

Click here for a handy Net Control Operators Guide.


Knobby Knee Net

This Amateur Radio net meets daily, 365 days a year at 7:00 AM local time. One of the oldest nets in the area, the Knobby Knee Net is open to licensed Amateur Radio operators, both club members and non-club members. The Net topics vary widely and one never knows what it might be. Please join us and have some fun.

We will always break for emergency traffic no matter when it occurs.

Net Control calls for check-ins from mobiles, shorts, EchoLink, regulars and visitors in that order. Net Control will acknowledge each operator and everybody generally gets two turns to talk about what is happening in their life.

Documents to assist Net Control from WA7IGI:
Knobby Knee Net Call Sign Check In Directory
Knobby Knee Net Control Preamble
Knobby Knee Net Control Log


The 1960s Pop-Rock Music and TV Shows Net

The Northern Arizona edition of The 1960s Pop-Rock Music and TV Shows Net meets every Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 6:30 PM local time. This project has been long in the making and hopefully will be well-received and a success for hams here in the northern part of the state. The Southern Arizona edition will continue to air weekly as it has for over 11 years. The 60s Net is open to licensed Amateur Radio operators, both club members and non-club members.

We will always break for emergency traffic no matter when it occurs.


The T.G.I.F Net (Thank Goodness It's Friday Net)

Every Friday at 6:30 PM. This is a generic type net similar to the Knobby Knee Net, but starting with a different leading question each week that everyone should be able to answer followed by each participant providing general comments on their activities for that day or week. The T.G.I.F. Net is hosted each Friday evening by John N7LQR, which many of you know from the 60's Net on Tuesday evenings. Warm up that 70cm rig and give the Friday Net a try.


Net Control Assistant

Michael, W1ATQ has generously offered to share his app for running and logging a ham radio net. It is specifically aimed at the Knobby Knee Net but with a little sweet talking he might customize one for your net.

You can try out Net Control Assistant right now by clicking the following link:
https://vvara.org/w1atq/nca


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